Pile cutter



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UNITED STATES jfgf 1,557,345

PATENT OFFICE.

Y PILE CUTTER.

Application l'ed January 17, 1924. Serial No. 686,905.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULiUs SOHUMAGHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Test Hoboken, in the Acounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved PileCutter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to machines for partly finishing cloth and particularly for cutting the piles of pile fabric automatically as it is moved from one set of piles to another.

The object of the invention is to provide a. machine which will automaticallycut the piles of pile fabric when arranged to extend entirely across a piece of fabric or when arranged in segregated rows.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a pile cutter wherein the fabric is automatically adjusted at-certain intervals to insure the proper cutting of the fabric as 1t passes through the machine.

A further object of the invention, more specifically, is to provide a machine having a. series of knives capable of adjustmentk so that one or all knives may be `operated for cutting all or part of the pile as the cloth moves through the machine.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine, embodying the invention, part ofthe cloth supply roller being broken away.

Figure 2 is a front view of the structure shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view of the structure shown in Figurel 1, with part of the frame broken away for better illustrating the driving mechanism. A

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 2, approximately on line Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional View through Figure 2, approximately on line 5--5. f

Figure 6 is anenlarged fragmentary top plan View showing astrip of cloth, several cutting members and associated parts for illustrating how thc cutting members and associated parts function to produce the desired cutting action and the desired adjustment of the cloth.

l Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional View through Figure 6, lapproximately on line Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view through Figure 7 on line 8-8.

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal sectional View through Figure 6, approximately on line 9-9.

Figure 10 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 6 on line 10-10.

e Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 5 online 11-11.

Figure 12 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 5 on line 12-12.

Figure 13 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of certain clams shown in Figure 5.

Figure 14k is a sectional view through Figure 13 on line 14.-14.

Figure 15 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through Figure 5, approximately on line 15-15.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary sectional View through Figure 15 on line 1li-i6.

Figure 17 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view through the frame of the machine shown in Figure 1, together with certain rollers and associated 4parts illustrating the path of movement of the clot-h.

Figure 18 is a side view on an enlarged scale, of one of the cutters shown in Figures 6 and 7.

Figure 19 isa sectional view through Figure 18 on line 19--19, the same being on an lenlarged scale.

Figure 2O is a top plan View of the structure shown in Figure 18.

Figure 21 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective View showing part of a strip of cloth. and cutter embodying the invention associated therewith, in cutting position.

Figure 22 is a detail fragmentary sectional View showing the driving mechanism at one end of the machine.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 11 indicates a frame of any desiredkind provided with suitable braces and y connecting parts for supporting the various brackets and moving parts hereinafter fully described. On the frame 11 is 'mounted in any desired manner rollers 12, 13, 14 and 15 (Figure 17 said rollers accommodating the cloth as it is being operated upon. As indicated in this iigure, the cloth on roller 12 is in its unfinished condition, namely, with the piles uncut. It passes upwardly .for driving Vthe rollerr 14.y Referringfpar- `ticailar-ly to 'this figure, 19jis an electric motor provided with 'a suitablepinion `20 meshingwith ther-gearzwheel 21 rigidly sefcuredwto, the shaft 22, which` shattisrprovided with a sprocket wheel 23 ,for driving the chain 24, whichf chain operates mechanism hereinafter,ullyjdescribedlThe'pshaft 22 isaprovided ,with "pinion 25 `continually meshing with thefbevelgear 26 which is rigidlysecured to the shaft 27 'or rotating "said shaft. QA ca m/ 28 is rigidly secured to `shaft 27 and is moved thereby, said cam 'having a slot ,'29 for ,receiving` the pin 30,

which pin is lockedat `any desired point along the slot by a suitableclampingnut or other suitable means.l link 31 is'pivotally mounted on the pin' 30 and is in turn pivotally connected with a lever 32 `pivotally mounted on a fixed support33.jA pawl 34l is p ivotally ,connected with the upperjend ,of lever 32, said `pawl havingaprojecting 35,

tooth 35 adaptedto'V engagev the 4ratchet wheel 36 so asto pull 'the same agiven .'Clstance f4upon each revolution ,ofthe cam 28 and shaft 27. A p awl 37 is pivotajlly mounted on V asuitable support'on the frame 1 and' acts prevent any reverse movement of the ratchet wheel 36., The ratchet Wheel 36 is .,.nlountedona shaft 38 to which the pinion '39 is rigidly secured, said pinion continually meshing with the gear wheel '40.A l y Y From Figure 1,it willibe' noted that a second p awl 3'4 isconnected-with the-lever l 32 said pawl being provided with a suitable tooth v4for engaging `the ratchet wheel y36, said tooth being "set to engage one of the teeth whilefthe tooth 350i the pawlj34 is f l half` nway between two teeth.` In 'this way,

there will be practically no lostmotion Aand the .ratchet.wheel ,will receive the full benetit Vof, the action', of thefcam 28. "A. tfeurth i 41 is1 Aprlo'eided "with a 'toothfadapted to engage the ratchet wheel 36 said fpawl being pivotally mounted at 42 and'actuate'd bythe chain ,43' opeifatedbyA mechanism hereiinafter fully described. e e l y AiThegearwheel is rigidly secured tov the' Sharan, weigh in @mais "rigidly amnectedwithfthe 'roller 14wher`eby Asaid lroller is rotatedlintermitt'entlyy by. the mechanism ever, that the construction is" such that the roller may be rotated from the opposite end and*v the parts shown in Figure, 3, will merely slip. The pin BOiS'adju'sted to cause the parts to move theeiia'ct distanceas near as possible of the distance between two adj a forward the proper distance each time so as'to be operated on properly by the various cutters 45. ,n y

As shown in AFigures 6 and 7, the cloth 46 is formed with strips otpile 47 and, consequently, the various cutters are 'spaced apart the proper distance to cut thev piles ot' these various strips. vVluhere the piles are wider, thev parts,areadjusted to suit the con- ,d1t1ons. Fromithese figures and also from Figures 18 to 21, itV will'be: notedV that the various cutters 45 are each providedpwith a supporting body or iframe 48 which consists ,of two fiat-pieces otmetal aperturedat `49 for receiving the screw 50 whereby the eutters are connected tol the supporting `links 51. Each of theA cuttersiis 'provided Awith a U-sha'ped straddling member 52 -held in place bya suitable clamping bolt 53 which passes through an aperture in the body 48 and through the slot 54 lin the knife 5.5. The plates or body 48 are preferablytormed by constructing the body from a 'flat Ypiece of metal and bending the same along a cen- 'tral line so that the 'lower edge 56' is connected or formed integral and the iront is d notched for forminga pair of'guiding 1nem- .bers 57 for lguiding the cloth as vshownin 'Figure' 21'against the edge 58 of the knife 55. .Rigidlysecured tofone'ot the edges .57

'by solder or otherwise, is an auxiliaryknife 55 arranged at an angle 'to the bottom edge 56 and alsoat the'opposite angle to the lower edge of'theknife 55. In order to assist the members 57 in this guiding action, a'looped wire 59 is'welded orrotherwise secured` to Ythe bottom edge y56 and "extends an appreciable distance beyond the 1nember 57 with the Jfront endssl-ightly inclined downwardly as shown in Figure 18. To .prevent the pawl orany part ofthe clutch from riding 'too high, a pair of guiding iingers 60fiswelded or otherwise rigidly secured to the straddling .1nember52- By reason of this member and the ingers60, the pile is guided directly against the cutting edge 58 and as the cutter is moved along, the pile will be properly cut with a shearing action. A e

The various cutters are mounted as shown particularly in Figures. 6, 7 and 8, namely,

on the links 51, which links are bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to a horizontal member 61 which in turn is rigidly secured in any desired manner to the le`ver 62. This lever is held against the pin or stop '63 by a suitable spring 64 whereby the cutters are maintained 'at the proper angle but may be quickly raised at any time by depressing lthe upper end of the lever 62. The pin 63 may lOG be adjusted to suit `circumstances by shifting the slotted plate 65 through which the clamping screw 66 extends, said `clamping screw also passing through the plate 67. Plates 67 and 68 are clamped to the sleeves 69`and 70 by suitable clamping screws 71 and 72 whereby these parts may be adjusted along the sleeves 69 and 70 to any desired extent for adjusting the position ofthe various cutters. It is evident that the sleeves 69 and 70 could, carry only one cutter or could carry a large number as might be preferred or required. In order to give a proper reciprocatory movement to the cutters, a bracket 73 (Figure 1) is clamped by suitable screws or otherwise to the sleeves 69 and 70. A link 74 is pivotally `connected with bracket 73 and is also pivotally connected to the disk 7 5 by a suitable wrist pin, said disk 7 5. being rigidly secured to shaft 76 (Figures 1 and 3), which shaft carries a sprocket wheel 77 adapted to accommodate the chain: 24 operated by` sprocket nwheel 23 from shaft 22. It will thus be noted that the reciprocatory motion of the sleeves 69 and is constant though power is taken olf from shaft 22 for intermittentlymoving the roller 14. After the cutters 45 have moved in one direction for cutting the pile once, the cutters are withdrawn to their former position and during this withdrawing action, the cloth is moved forward the distance of one pile so that the next forward ,movement of the cutters will cause them to 351 operate on the next pileV and so on until the entire pile section has been cut. `This intermittent forward movement is caused by .the roller 14. In additionto moving the ,jaws 78 and 79`adapted to grip the cloth near the edge. The jaw 7 8 is provided with a downward extending projection 8O and a rearward extending arm 81 formed with a tubular enlargement 82 having lateral extending pins 83 and '83. A bifurcated lever 85 is pivotally mounted'at 86 and is :arranged with the bifurcated arms 87 fitting onto the pins 83 and 83. The slot 88 for accommodating the pin 86 is somewhat elongated to allow certain loose motion whereby as the lever is pulled either by the rod or wire 89 or the spring 90, said lever may freely act to slide the sleeve 82 over the guiding pin 91 held in the fixed bracket 92 by any. suitable means, as for instance, a set screw. The jaw 78 is provided with rearward extending arms 93 and 94 which are pivotally mounted on the pins 83 and -83 and which are preferably connected together by a bar 95 to which the chain 96 is secured. A spring 97 is connected with the arm 8O and with the arms 93 and 94 `for normally holding the aw 79 against the jaw 78. Vhen the chain 96 is pulled by the actuation of the rod or wire 98, arms 93 and 94 will be moved for raising jaw 79 whereby the cloth 46 may freely move. As soon as the cloth has moved the desired distance, the rod or wire 98 is released and springs 97 will act to cause the jaws to tightly grip the cloth so that as the lever 85 is moved, the cloth will be pulled transversely so that the parts will be properly stretched in order that the pile may be properly cut.

Then the cloth is first inserted into the machine, it is correctly positioned so that the various cutters will easily and accurately operate to'cut the pile. However, as the machine operates, the pile begins to get slightly out of alignment by reason of thef stretching of the ends and the possible slipping of the parts so that it is necessary to again align up the pile with the cutters in order that asubstantially central cut may be made for each section of piling. To do this manually each time that the piling got out of alignk would be unprofitable and, consequently, means have been provided for causing a proper alignment of the piling with the cutters upon each fourth movement of the cloth, though if desired, the parts could be" arranged to cause it to be re-aligned more often or re-aligned less often. The mechanism shown in Figure 3, as heretofore described, moves the parts so that the cloth will move vsubstantially the distance of one vpile orone pile section but sometimes this movement is irregular as just described and, consequently, at stated intervals, as for instance, every fourth movement, the mechanism shown in Figure 3 is thrown outl of operation and the mechanism at the opposite end of the machine is thrown into operation and is caused to operate in such a manner as to bring the piling back into proper alignment. The machine then operwates from the end shown in Figure 3 until the proper time has come for the opposite end to work. This action continues as long as the cloth is passed through the machine so that at stated intervals the piling is realigned and, consequently, the cutters will continually act in a proper manner for cutting the pile. The re-aligning is brought about by the construction shown more particularly in Figures 1, 5, 11 and 12. As indicated in Figures 1 and 22, th roller 14 is secured to the shaft 44 supported in a suitable bracket 99 and carrying a gear wheel 100 keyed or otherwise rigidlysecured thereto. The gear wheellOOhas a rwith the pinion `113,1Which pinion is loosely 4mounted on the shaft 27',V Which shaft is con- A tinually rotated through the pinion 25 Yand @Las friction surface`101 co-actingwvith' the friction surface 102 of the sprocket -Whe'el 103.

*The nuts 104 act to produce a` friction `be slip aand,` consequently, "will fmaintainl only a proper tension on the cloth Without any tendencyto'break the'same. lThe gear-Wheel 100 continually uneshes lwith the pinion 106 'Whic'h is Ysecured to* a shaft' 107 Amounted on 'the bracket'99,=saidi pinion'f106fbeing rigidly 'connected in any desired manneimwith the sprocket Wheel `108"carrying thechainvlOS).

The-chain 100 passes' over' asprocketavlieel 110, which sprocket'wheel is `rigidly 4secu-red to the: gear-Wheel 1111. 'Theigearwvheel 111 and the sprocket AWheel 110 are fbothmounted onta shaft-112 secured tof' a suitable l-drive connected -w'vith -the rframe 11. The gear Wheel 111 (Figure 4) 'isfc'ontinually xiii-mesh a f clutch ymember v114 co-acting with the clutch member 115 splined on shaft 27'1and 'actuated by the lever 116.

From" 'the construction just described, it will be noted that the gear Wheel 100 is actuated through-pinion 113 andas'sociated parts only `Whenthe clutch member 115 is engag- -ing the clutchmember114. In -order to cause these clutch members to? engage and to operate the "roller 14 throughthe "pinion 113 and associated parts,` 'the` endof the'machine f shown in Figure 3 isthrovvn 'out'of/operar *tion* at or near theendof the third pile cut -so that on the fourth pilethe 'roller A14 is moved-through Vpinion 113and associated vparts.

AAs indicated in Figure', the shaftl 27is provided with a pinion 11'?r "continually 'meshing'with the gear Wheel 118, which gear Wheel is provided with `a cam 119' on -onesideand with apair' of cams 120 and 121 on' the opposite side. VThen the cam 119 moves'aro-und to the properpoi'nn it will engage and move thebell 122 for 'pulling the chain `43, 'Which chain ingI projection 41 adapted'toj'engage'the cuit ofmagnet- 127 Will'be'closed 1and,con

'gagem'ent with the ratchet Wheel 36 so that as they Vmove they will not rotate 'the ratchet f Wheel.

crank lever 'will operate the lever or pavvl415ivhichllever orp'aivl Iisprovided With a 'laterally extendpaivls `34and34, and raise them out of 'en- `llhile the'cam 119 is functioning to hold the-pavvls 34' and 34 'out of operation,

cam 1'20'vill function Vto move the rod 123 (Figure 15) y against the spring 124 for shifting the lever v116 to Which it is con-l nected. Asthe rod 1'23His'shiftedffor Vcausing the clutch members 114-and -115 to .engage, the pavvl orf'lock 125 Will-drop down and engage thefshoulder 126 so as to prevent the return of rod 123\after'the cam1'120 yhas passed. vThis cam-is'avery shortffcamfand, consequently, passesalmost instantly so? that the clutch members 114 and-115Would almost instantly `disengage -vvere 'itrnot 4for the locking pavvl 125.

fore, 'holds these clutch 4members "in engag`e- -ment and, consequei'itlyyvvifll permitthej shaft 2174 to "operate the rollerf14 through pinion 113, gear 111 `andV associated! parts -until the magnet-127 :moves the ipayvl 125 out ofY en- .gagement' with thef'stop Aor Ilugf1'26 Whereupon spring' -124 Will quickly movethe parts Yfor disengagmg the clutch members'1'14and 115. Shortly after jtghisfioccurs, lthevca-m ythebell crank 'lever 122 and; consequently, they parts at the opposite endiof thefmachine lWill be in position to function. In'fthisway, the cloth is pulled Van; appreciable distance or a veryfshort distancesaccording-tothel time pavvl 125' is' engaging the =shoulder-126.

The time ofoperation of' thefmagnet 127 is determined by the action of theffeeler arm 128 (Figures' and `fllhisffeelerarm fis provided With an enlargement 129 having a comparatively thin `flat=r extension adapted `to V*extend into the pile and vbe tm'ovedfthereby.

It Will be notedthat the-arm'128 fisffpivotallyv `mounted at 130 von I the )bracket-131i and is urged yin a certain direction l'bylthespring' 132 While the cloth 46 pulls it i1rthefopposite direction. The army 128 is incontinual contact with theextension133of thebracket 134 but is `held out of contact" `With `'the bracket 135 by suitable"insulating*means 136 iuntil the cloth movesfthe lenlargement -129 against the depending endj-'137 fof f bracket 135 Whereu-pon-therefyvill be; a 'con- `tact 'with the bracket, vvhich 'bracketlfis made of metal and, consequently, thereWilll'be electrical connection between thef'br'a'cket 134y and bracket 135.

'As indicated in .Figure 1, 4bracket 135 #is :A"conductor 141 connects `Whenever the arm 128.' is' moved over-until `it engages 'thefend 137 ofbracket'1355-the cirs'equently, this m'agnetwill vfunction A`to 'raise the Apayvl 125 forl disconnecting theafpower from `pinion 1131y and associated parts. *It

vivill `be noted-that VEthis 5occu-rswhen the vclutch 46 has been movedtuntil the'pavlis properly aligned whereby the'fcutters `are again correctly'centered.

Thelockingfpawl-1125; there- In connection with Vthe cutters, it will be noted that the trough or grooved portion 18 is arranged beneath the cutters so that they may press downwardly on `the cloth andy tend from opposite ends of the machine tol near `the center where the construction is providedas shownin Figures 5 and 13 for pulling these wiresat the proper time. Re-

ferring particularly to,these figures, it willA be noted that the wires 89 and 98 are connected to the levers 142 and143 respectively and the similar wires located at theopposite end of the machine are connected`to `the levers 142 and 143. As both sets of levers operate identicaland are constructed identical, thedescriptionfof one will apply to both. `The levers 142 andf143 are provided with raised portions or cam surfaces'144 and l45for engaging the respective cams 146and 147,-which cams are preferably of identical construction. The cam 146 is provided with a pair of arc-shaped slots 148 accommodating :the respective" bolts 149v extending into thecam 147 whereby the cams maybe adjusted relative tofeach'other in order to secure the proper pull on fthe various wires. Suitable springs 150,are connected ,to the various levers for holding them against their respectivecams` whereby when the camsare rotated, the leverswill be properly swung on their 'pivotal mountings 151 and 152. Thecam 147 is keyed orfotherwise rigidly secured to the hub of a bevel gear 153 (Figure 14) which is 'continually meshing with a lpinion 154 frigidly secured to the shaft 27. Y The shaft27` continually rotates as long as the machine is in operation and, consequently, 'the leversV 142 `and 143 and associated parts will be actuated in prope time with the remaining parts. `It'will be noted from Figure 5 that the shaft 27 rotates the gear wheelf119 through pinion 117 and that this gear wheel is pro.- vided with a cam 121 as 'heretofore described, 4which cam swings theilever 154 (Figures .5 'and 11) wherebythe chain 84' is pulled for pulling thepin 130 against the action'of spring 155 and, consequently, for pulling the enlargement 129of arm 128 out ofthe pile `whereby spring 132 may quickly move'the same back against the stop' 156. Thespring 155 is connected to a suitable pin on bracket 131 while the pin 130 is mounted inl a sliding block 15.7 arrangedin a slot 158 in bracket 131. A rod 159 connects the chain 84 with block 1,57 as shown in'Figure 9. The cam `121 is properly timed "to cause the-withu drawalbf the arm 128 at lill? M0991 @1195? .S9

that the cloth will not be retarded in its movement through the machine.

1 In operation, the cloth is placed on roller 12 and-is threadedthrough the machine until` one end is connected with roller 15 in any desired manner whereby it may be rolled on this roller when the same rotates. As

the machine operates, roller 15 is rotated through the action of chain 105 (Figure 4) and as this chain. is driven by sprocket wheel 103, a slipping action will be provided asthe thickness of cloth increases `on roller 15.

From Figure 17it will be noted `that thek cloth is passed over roller 15 which merelyy acts as a tension roller. Alfter the cloth has` been properly positioned, the various cutters ,45 are positioned, substantially4 as shown in y Figure Gand thearm 12,8 is pro jecting into roneof thepile sections. When the parts are in this position, motor/5.19 -is started and shaft 27 and associated parts are driven. All `ofthe Vparts are dri-ven through this shaft except the disk'7 5 andassociated parts which causethe knives to reciprocate. Upon each forward movement. of the` knives, a section of, pilel iscut -for each cutter and then the cutters moved back; to their former position., Whilefthis back-f4 ward4 movement is taking4 place, the gri ping members or jaws 78 and 79 (Figure 7)) are releasedl and the me'chanismishownfin Figure 3" isoperated for moving the cloth forward one step. 'As the cutters reverse and `starten their cutting stroke, the grippers 78 and 79 close and stretch the4 cloth laterally 'and holdfthe same stretched While the Vcutters perform the cutting operation. vWhile this cutting operation is being performed, the cloth is not being moved as cam 28 is in its rear positionV and, Consequently,A- is not causing the ratchet wheel 36 to be rotated. As the cloth is fed forward step by step, arm 128 will be moved toward the end 137 V of the bracket 135 and as it `touches this bracket, themagnet. 127 will be energized. Y Before thistakesplace, the cam 120` (Figure 11) has `functioned and, consequently, the cloth is being pulled from the end of the machine `carrying gear wheelr 100.` vThe cloth is moved either afshort distance or a-long .distance according to the .time between the `functioning of cam 120 and the contact of. armg128 with the end 137. This longorshort pulling action will again kalign the pile y.sections so that the cutters may `enter centrally of the re-V spective pile sections andthe end ofparm 128 enter one of :the `advanced vpile sections. This action. is continuednntilall of the cloth has been operated upon, regarde less of the length thereof.

1. In a pile cutting machine, means for guiding cloth thl'Qllgh the machine froma Supply roller te receives rolleaarlef -1 f ralityoff cutters adaptedi to moveA transversely of the-cloth for-cutting'vthe pile as the cloth isA passedthrough-.th'e-marchina means forl moving-said Tclothf intermittently, i means for reciprocating-said cutters so asto cause-them to .perform-acuttingoperation While the cloth ifs-stationary, and means for stretching thel clothj adj acentV the cutters at` the time the cuttersjare functioningg 2f In, a1 pile-cutting machine; 4meansfor intermittentlymovin-gf astrip. of: cloth through the machine, mea-ns i011 'ma-king successive-cuts on the pile o-fthe-cl-otli as itis moved Vthroughthe machine,- said means cutters;

SIn-a; pile cutting machine, means for guiding astrip of cloth-as it-iis fed-:throughthe machin-e, intermittently operated means foriintermittently moving said cloth, continu-ously operated means frmoving said cloth; .automatically `acting means for throwinginto' operation'- the intermittently-y open ated" mea-ns'-I for moving the cloth a predeterinined.distance-i` and thenautomatically throwing the continuously ,operated meansintoroperationjfor moving thel cloth a pre-` determined-distance," a, cutter for cutting the pile' on saidlcloth, andl means for operating the cutter tocauseA thief same tof function when the clotli` is stationaryl 4i Iira pile-.cutting machine, means for guiding a' strip of'i cloth. through themachine,v intermittently f operated"- m'eans at* oneV endof the machine-tinaintermittentlyl moving'the' cloth, continuously operated means at 'the opp'ositefend" o the machine for -continuously; moving the; cloth, automatically actuated1 meansv forD throwing either off' the first mentione'd'-l means'l into operation, Said automatically: actuate'd. means including a magnet release', a plurality; ofAVI reciprocating cuttersl for cutting?. the; fabric, and: means forA moving saidcutters; intheir'- cutting movementivvhile` the" Vfabric isV stationary.

5". A. pile cutting machine, comprising-"a framework, means for guiding a stripof cloththrough the machine, means for intermittently feeding'said stripforward, means for:J giving tlie strip a continuous short mo` tion atl spaced intervals `for Yrealigning the pile, a cutter for cutting-theapile, means for actuating said" cutter, and automaticallycontrolled. means for' throwing into and outof operation' the intermittentlyact-ing, driving means and th'e continuouslyI acting driving means.

6. `In a pile cutting "machine, means`- for feedingl a strip of' cloth throughl themachine', means for cutting the pile as the cloth is fed through'the mach-ine, grippingmembenon eaclii edgeoiimhe clotlr and substantially inalign-ment with the vmeans.

for cutting-the pile-7 and automatically actuatedfmeansfor causing said grippingmembers to griplthe clothA and pull the'same.

transversely upon. each` ,cutting operation for-cuttingthe pile on the cloth', means foractuating said cutter, and means acting at` spaced intervals for adjusting the cloth-- longitudinally Vforre-aligning `the pile.A

Inapile-cutting1nachine, a pluralityof cutters, apair of stationary rods-fspaced4 apart, a--reciprocatingsleeve mount-edon-eachf rod,l a cla-mplfor eachcutter;connected Withg said-' sleeves, means for-reciprocating; saidsleeves, and means foradjustably connect`- ing-ther cutters 4Withsa-id clampingmembers, said last mentioned means-being adjustable for tilting the angle-of cutting-ofthecutters.-

9. Ina` pile cutting-macliii1emeans;for moving. a strip; of fabric through the-machinemeans including a series 4ofi cutters for Ycutting the pile-asthe` strip ofclethis moved through the machine-,- 'sa-id? cutters moving transversely of thestri-p ofi-cloth, a gripper on-ea-ch side offthe-cloth-arranged substantially in linewith the cutters, means for reciprocating said"j grippers, and means for automatically closing the grippers immediately before-they--areu moved?y ini one direction and opening the; gri-ppers` as;l theyare moved inthe opposite direction?.-

10i In a:pilecutting-machine, a-plurality of cutters, meansfor. movin-ga-f-stripl o iffcloth through thelmachine, means 'foru actuating said cutters `so thattliey-willlcut=thepile on saidstrip off cloth,- sa-idmeans; mov-ing the cutters-transversely of the cloth, a gripper arranged oneach'l side-ofU-t-he` strip of.- cloth near thecutvter's, means-includingj-apivotally mounted. armfor openingsaid grippers,` a spring for closing--the-grippersand; means including` apivotally-monnted lever forreciprocating thegrippers, said' last' mentioned means-operatingsubstantially at. the time' the cutters are cutting-the pileV Wherebythe clothA WillV besti'etched during the cutting operation. y Y

11'. Ifnapile cutting machine, means! for stretching the cloth` duringthe cut-ting operation, said means including a pair of gripping members forgripping opposite edges `of thecloth, a pivotally mounted lever for reciprocating the gripping members, and a guidingl pin; carried by. the gripping members forguiding the gripping members 152i Ina pilecuttingmachine, meansior passing aA strip of cloth through the] ma.- chine, a plurality of cutters for cutting.v the pile thereon, grippingmembers adapted to `grip the opposite edges ofl the; cloth. simultaneously and?- pull the cloth4 transversely for .Stretching the same, andmeans-:for actusof ating said gripping means, said last mentioned means including a plurality of reciprocating members, a lever for actuating each of the reciprocating members, a double cam for each pair of levers, and means for continuously rotating said cams.

13. In a pile cutting machine, means for moving a strip of cloth through the machine, a plurality of cutters for cutting the pile on said strip of cloth, means for actuating said cutters and means for stretching the cloth laterally at the time that the cutters are functioning, said means including a gripping structure adapted to engage each edge of the cloth substantially in line With the cutters, a plurality of reciprocating members for actuating the gripping structures, a pivotally mounted lever for each of the reciprocating members adapted to move the reciprocating members in one direction, .Springs for moving the reciprocating members in the opposite direction, a continuously rotating cam for each pair of levers, said cams being adjustable in respect to each other, and means for rotating said cams.

JULIUS SCHUMACHER. 

